Tag: #booknerd

The Palace Of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni The book is an attempt to revisit the Hindu Epic, Mahabharata from Panchaali’s viewpoint. The book not only allows the reader a peek in the psyche of one of the most intriguing & complex feminist characters, Draupadi but also while doing…

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin This lawyer turned writer spent an entire year, focussing on & following things, signs, habits, research & her own intuition to find HAPPINESS and what it means to her. As Charles Schultz once said, “Happiness is a warm puppy”. For each one of us,…

Animal Farm by George Orwell The novel is an allegory. The story is about a group of farm animals that revolts against its human-master, to take control of the farm, hopeful that this will lead to its betterment. But soon idealism is replaced by opportunism & greed for power. It’s…